The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
DALLAS.
Opening of the immigration Con
Tention-EVsFy Section of the
state Represented
Mail Robbery by Masked Men
Two Waco Sensations
News by Wire.


SPECIAL TELEGRAM 10 the Staresmsn.
DALLAS u, cember co. The Texas immigration
convention met h re thi morning with reprasen a.
tlyes present Iom every representative district in
the state The Object of the ntion is to take
action looking to an increased how of immlgra-
ton and capital into Texs7.
Hon henry Exnll, of Lsmpasas, was elected
temporary lirman.
Manager Conner welcomed the delegates in the
name of the city.
A COMMITTEES on credentials and permanent or
saniEai one from each So Ia oria district -wss
app0iated The repr pr'seDtaives of the railways
were Invited 10 participate in the convention, and
81 n juur nIant was taken until afternoon.
At the opening of the afternoon session letter
visa rea from Governor Ross, as
surng the convention of his willingness
so mite in every wac to throw the state ope to
hOnest indu try and capital. Che goVe nor sad
eur l4nd systems he uut the Inducements of
ctea homes At nornin ii cost, with indisput4ba
tides IN II gpD nay choose % sAect { lem tr m
e4@G00O a res nf com m schonl, and 10000
S sas Of university land or the 3OOl0O acres of
pubic domain gu ject TO free entry ii tracts of l6O
T COMMITTEES on cred9I tias aHd permanent
orgao'Zsvoa pOried for p-rm inent chairman
the Il B. MaXey, of Lamar; for vice presi-
dent, Hon II. Andrewa, of Bexar for secre-
tary ,ieI p. Wa ner, of Travis, with j. e. Elgen,
OK MClpuunn and j, @ + 'lt u, of Harris; for
sergeant alarms, Gen W. D. Cabell, nf ID alas
We raiumn nd III & each Senatorial district be
allowed thirty vote, HMd that the delegates present
from dieri u ne authorized to cast thevO of each
distrCt tur ugh CHAIRMAN to b. lected by
themselves The rep TT was adopted
General MaSey thanked The onvention for the
honor conferred upon HIM. Ha roun. elled har
mOnv md vnearance, and eXh0rted all to work
TOR the hpst interest OF Texas
Col. j n. simpson moved the appoiatment of
commijteA Of eleven members, one rom each con-
sresronAl dist ci 8 e. confer with the raj road man
sapre and o tain from them definite and autnor-
itRtive stat nsl of tn r intention in tAe matter;
In other words wha they proposed to do about it.
The mot 90 Was lnst.
1 4 ettpr .e received from Col. w. H. Newman,
4 eypre-sin the willingness If the railways 10
= operate with the people of the 1T te.
Il ia not Improbable that a central state irg mi
AstiOn will ne formed.
4 Cnneidprah' comment and an unpleasant feeling
& expressed over the Indications of the railroads
"A Will the pecple of Texas have come hundreds of
a mile and uaid thei far, the railroads, though
4 promising tn do 80, many IT them have not had
solitary rppresen ative and have In no way recog-
niEed or noticed the convention This reticency
on the psr of the roads IL being freely commented
+ on by me delegates and peOp generally.
Various re5ulud ms we're offered and speeches
made without number, with u anything being &C
i compile ed.
4 A resolution by Hon. j. N Browning was finally
Carried.
a motion was carried limiting discussion :, five
minnie, and the convention adjourned until to-
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